The tradition and the network of urban form research in Poland

Abstract

This article presents an overview of research on urban form in Poland. Within historical geography this tradition is continued today by geographers from the University of Łódź where for years professors Mark Koter and Mariusz Kulesza have been implementing the research methodology of the English school. This research presents a descriptive approach, while research in the field of architecture and urban planning tends to be prescriptive. They have been, and continue to be, conducted at various architectural universities both in the fields of history and monuments conservation, urban planning, spatial planning, and landscape architecture.